Front:
Central Avenue, Belle Isle,
Detroit, Mich.
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MADE IN U, S. A.
PUBLISHED BY WOLVERINE NEWS CO., DETROIT, MICH.
CENTRAL AVENUE, BELLE ISLE,
DETROIT, MICH.
Belle Isle Park contains about 700
acres and has cost Detroit including bridge
leading to it about $2,000,000. It has beautiful
lawns and Floral displays, also many miles
of driveways and canals. It has a Zoo,
Horticultural Building and Aquarium. Re-
freshments are served at both Casino and
Pavillion. It was bought from the Chippewa
and Ottawa Indians for eight Barrels of rum,
three rolls of tobacco, six pounds of vermil-
lion and a belt of wampun, by Lieutenant
Mc Dougall in 1769. In 1879. 110 years after-
ward it was sold to Detroit for $200,000.
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